Rein-holder



F. J. LOGKWOYOD.

8.8m HOLDER. No. 895,155. 8555115581355. 25, 1888.

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FREDERICK J. LOCKIVOOD, BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,156, dated December 25, 1888.

Application tiled September 27, 1883. Serial No, 286,530. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

My invention has for its object to produce a device of this class in which the number of parts and the cost of production shall be reduced to the minimum, which shall be always ready for use, practically inrpossible to get out ofi' repair, and which shall be so constructed as not to catch theA reins or be in the way when not in use, an important feature in devices of this class being to secure a simple and peii'ectly-'working device which may be manufactured so cheaply that a fair profit may be realized, while at the same time the device may be retailed at a very low price, thus placing it within the reach of all. With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel construction otl which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, numi bers being` used to denote the several parts.

Figure lis a side elevation, the parts of the clamp being separated; Fig. 2, a side elevation showing the manner in which the device is attached and used; and Fig. 3, a 'front elevation thereof, as in use.

The device, as a whole, consists or" two spring-arms, which in practice I make ot' either steel or brass, and an ordinary simple clamp, the parts of which are cast. The device is so constructed that it may be attached or detached in an instants time, and may be placed upon any portion of the vehicle most convenient-ns, for example, upon the daslrboard or upon the seat. \Vhen placed upon the dash-board, it may be placed at the righfehand corner, close by the whip, and thus be entirely ont of the way in driving. The parts, moreover, are so constructed that it is practically impossible to catch the reins except when they are intentionally placed between the spring-arms, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. For convenience in illustration I have shown the device as attached to a dash-board. The portion of the body of the clamp carrying the spring-arms may of course be placed in either the inner or the outer side, as may be most convenient,

l denotes the dash-board, and 2 and 3 denote, respectively, the part-s of the clamp.

4L denotes the spring-arms, the lower ends of which are rigidly secured to one of the parts of the clamp. In practice I preferably provide this part of the clamp with a solid projection, 5, (see dotted lines, Figs. l and 2,) and secure the lower ends of the arms thereto by rivets (l, passing through said arms and the projection. In practice the arms are placed at a suiiicient distance apart to .recei ve readily an ordinary pair of reins. They are furthermore curved inward slightly, the npper ends being curved outward and over, so that the reins may be inserted and removed without difficulty, and will be held rmly. In the drawings I have shown the arms as attached to part 2 of the clamp.

'7 denotes a screw, which passes freely through part 3 and engages a correspond ingly-threaded opening. (See dotted lines in part The head of this screw is preferably countersunk into part 3, so as to be wholly out of the way, and not likely to become detached invuse. In practice I preferably provide one ofthe parts with a pin, 8, which engages a corresponding hole, 9, in the other part, (see dotted lines, Figs. l and 2,) tor the purpose of keeping the jaws in line with each other. I also provide at the upper end of one of the parts of the clamp a flange, 10,

vwhich engages the other part, but allows the jaws of the clamp to swing inward toward each other, thereby grasping the dashboard or seat firmly when the screw is tightened up. In use the reins are simply forced down between the spring-arms, as shown in Figs. 2 and The arms are made su fticiently elastic, so that they will yield readily when the reins are pressed between them, and at the same time of sufficient strength to hold them there firmly, so that they are not liable to be thrown out by any accident or by the switching of a Vhorses tail.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A rein-holder consisting of the combinar tion, with a clamp Composed of the parts 2 heldin any portion of the arms whether in- 1o and 3, .the former being provided with the serted single or double. Solid projection 5 and pin 8, and the latter In testimony whereof I affix my signature in having the hole 9, liange 10, and attaohingpresence of two witnesses.

5 Screw 7, of the spring-arms 4, rigidly secured f 7 at their lower ends to the said projection and FREDERICK J' LOCK OOD outwardly and downwardly curved at their VVitneSSeS: upper ends, as shown, so that the reins may A. M. VOOSTER, be readily inserted and removed, and will be BERTHA E. LEE. 

